Olive harvesting in Umbria, Italy

CaptionHarvest time

Carolyn Lyons

In Civitella, a hilltop village in Umbria, Italy, harvest time takes place at the end of October or early November. The mills operate 16 to 20 hours a day, seven days a week, and the medieval patchwork of fields suddenly fills with extended families of pickers.

In Civitella, a hilltop village in Umbria, Italy, harvest time takes place at the end of October or early November. The mills operate 16 to 20 hours a day, seven days a week, and the medieval patchwork of fields suddenly fills with extended families of pickers. (Carolyn Lyons)